Humans are very migratory when it comes to searching for a better life or to increase material gain. Maybe these two things are one in the same.

The migrant caravan coming up from Central America in hopes of entering the USA is full of sad stories and sights. Those poor people are looking for a better life and are willing to risk the danger and endure the hardships of a long migration. By the way, if you want to read a good book about modern day Spanish immigrants and the paranormal,…

We all know how a character in a film can linger in our imagination more than the real people we know. So it is with Manon in the movie “Manon des Sources” (Manon of the Spring). We behold in her more than a beautiful young woman. As a goatherd she is Aphrodite. Most of us did not know that the goat is sacred to the goddess of love. But that is the archetype; and that, perhaps, is why goats are evil and sheep are good. The sheep obey the Good Shepherd. The…

Terry Heckler, a Starbucks employee, is supposed to have found the original twin-tailed mermaid in a 16th century Norse woodcut from an “old marine book”. The first Starbucks logo reproduced this image without changing it in any noticeable way; later versions of the logo are progressively less sensual. With her noticeable breasts and belly and provocatively split tail this mermaid or one similar to it appeared in two medieval Italian churches, in Otronto and…

Last night around sunset, while out strolling near the woods, I found a dead black vulture. It was a gray day outside, typical of the Fall season here in Texas. A few light sprinkles and nice cool temperatures. I guess it was a good day to die for the vulture.

While dreaming last night, I was playing billiards. What was unusual about this billiard game, is that the balls were all shaped like skulls. It reminded me of the Ancient Maya myths when they played the ballgame using people’s…

In the painting below Vishnu reclines upon Ananta, the serpent of many heads, while Lakshmi massages his feet. This is a favorite scene for Hindu artists. They tend to portray it in the same manner, as if through a child’s eyes. Children accept whatever they see. It might take a child’s naiveté to fully enter into the charm of this scene. Otherwise it can seem very strange.

Traveling through the long dark tunnels of the Underworld last night, I encountered various people and places. A soul can travel quite rapidly when it leaves the physical body behind. Leaving all people behind, I headed down a very long tunnel of the Underworld.

The Underworld is not far from our plane of existence. You could look at it as a parallel universe or dimension. There are doorways along the tunnels of the Underworld that allow access back into our dimension. Sometimes these…

Scented Xmas/Yule trees using a blend of pine, orange and clove bud essential oils I add few drops to fabric Yule trees.

Yule trees are hand sewn from leftover scraps of cotton quilt christmas fabrics. I use a quilt needle to make tiny stitches and used red 100% cotton thread. Some have leftover green organza ribbon loops. Stuffing is polyester bits from a pillow.…

Seshing Medically while I read and chat about a book titled: "Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally' by Stephen Gray, Julie Holland at Simon & Schuster from notes referencing page numbers of underlined paragraphs or quotes I especially enjoyed reading. These notes are from my Book Of Shadows. There may also be some high rambling on the topic while Medicating & Hotboxing my Sauna.…

Hello to all! I wanted to mention I have my NEW website, where I will be sharing much of my well-rounded knowledge (especially Timing Expertise), and I hope you visit and even decide to sign up - lots of ways to do that (email, RSS, Facebook, etc.) - so I hope to see you there!

What is this thing that people are so enamored of? Did it even exist? People have been searching for it for hundreds of years, and it seems whenever they decide they can't find it, they create stories about it.

So, let's travel back to the 12th century, where the myth of the Holy Grail seems to have it's beginnings. And we'll take a look at some of the embellishments that have been attached to it over time.

I never learned how to use Photoshop and created these art pieces on Presentation, which is part of the free WPS office suite. Presentation is almost identical to the more popular PowerPoint. Most people who are comfortable with computers can quickly teach themselves the handful of basic skills needed to do the kind of work I have done here.

The first piece is called "Ishtar Mourning for Tammuz". The goddess of the…

Hello everyone since I have had some positive feedback here I have decided to talk about my amino communities in hopes to find new people to help me out. I am looking to make a community where beginner witches and pagans feel comfortable and I am hoping some of you wonderfully people might consider coming to share your knowledge The community is open to all walks of life and since I love learning just as much as I love sharing your help would be greatly appreciated. For those interested in… Continue